Jan3 founder Samson Mow anticipates billionaire investor and Tesla CEO Elon Musk will aggressively transfer into Bitcoin in 2026.
It was considered one of 5 daring Bitcoin (BTC) predictions from Mow for 2026, coming off a yr the place a number of Bitcoin forecasts from distinguished crypto executives missed the mark.
“@elonmusk goes exhausting into BTC,” Mow said in an X submit on Saturday.
Musk has proven his assist for cryptocurrency over time, however has raised considerations round Bitcoin’s environmental dangers. Tesla stopped taking Bitcoin funds in Could 2021 attributable to environmental considerations. The next yr, in July 2022, the electrical automobile producer revealed that it had offered 75% of its Bitcoin holdings.
Bitcoin might attain seven-figure territory in 2026, says Mow
Mow, who isn’t any stranger to optimistic Bitcoin value targets, additionally predicted that Bitcoin’s value will attain $1.33 million in 2026, which is round 1,367% from its present value of $90,596, according to CoinMarketCap.
Mow informed Journal in June 2025 that Bitcoin might attain $1 million during 2025, or if not, 2026. “[It] is a given at this level, possibly this yr, possibly subsequent yr.”
Mow has beforehand pointed to nation-state adoption as a significant catalyst that would set off an exponential surge in Bitcoin’s value. In September 2025, Mow stated that an increasing number of nations are making ready to ramp up Bitcoin adoption. “I feel we’re on the tail finish of progressively, and we’re in the beginning phases of out of the blue.”
He isn’t too centered on reflecting on his 2025 predictions, nonetheless.
Mow responded to an X consumer on Saturday who requested, “What number of of your 2025 predictions did you hit?” by saying, “Let’s not dwell on the previous.”
“By no means look again. Solely ahead,” he said.
Different executives are extra conservative
Different crypto executives will not be anticipating such outsize returns for Bitcoin over the next 12 months.
On Dec. 28, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan stated he anticipates an upward development, however nothing extraordinary. “I feel we’re in a 10-year grind upward of sturdy returns. It’s not spectacular returns, [but] sturdy returns, decrease volatility, some up and down.”
It follows a number of high-profile crypto executives whose daring Bitcoin value predictions within the earlier yr didn’t materialize.
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BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes and BitMine chair Tom Lee predicted Bitcoin would reach $250,000 by the top of 2025, at the same time as not too long ago as October, when the cryptocurrency was buying and selling at round half that stage, after reaching an all-time excessive of $125,100.
Mow additionally predicted that the inventory value of Michael Saylor’s Technique (MSTR) would attain $5,000, an approximate 3,084% improve from its present value of $157.
He predicts Bitcoin will “outperform metals,” coming simply after gold and silver hit document highs of $4,549 and $83 in December. He additionally stated that “not less than one nation” will launch a Bitcoin bond.
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